Banner Alzheimer’s Institute

Association between handedness and Alzheimer's disease: Results from a large MindCrowd observational study

BackgroundHandedness is tied to the lateralization of brain functions and significantly affects cognitive function and brain activity. Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive brain disorder that leads to declines in memory, thinking skills, and to behavioral changes, which also...

Blood proteomics of menopause map to brain aging and dementia risk

Abstract Menopause is a hallmark process in biological aging that has been implicated in later neurodegenerative risk, but the pathways underlying this connection remain unclear. Here we used blood proteomics data from several cohorts to identify biological changes associated wit...